Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-01

sewage matter as to render it, compare
lively speaking, inoffepsive, and then
yinevardists. orchardists and agricultur-
isis would certainly compete Tor 1t.
Possibly the saving of the winter $ rain
may be unnecessary--th reduction OF
the city's irrigable area will enable the
city to use the summers flow of the
river for the purpose of flushing its
sewers.
> Assuming that the people between the
city and the ocean are willing to take
the city sewage for fertilizing purposes
il delivered at convenient points, pro-
pose to show that system can be
established, and, when combined with
what has been done, such as will dis.
pose of all sewage matter in manner
satisfactory to all concerned,
The fact that the river runs through
the city makes il necessary TO adopt two
systems-the one for East Los Angeles,
which must be so located as to cross the
mouth of the Arroyo de Castillo near
he covered bridge, and continuing along
and near the river bank through the
properties Of Leonie. Nine Clement, ETC.,
and be Joined by the sewers of Boyle
Heights and finally led southerly to.
wards Fruitland and the sewage matter
there delivered to company such as the
the South Side Irrigation Company, to
which reference has been had. Thus
the necessity of raising sewage from one
level to another is precluded, and the
consequent outlay for pumping machin-
ery, not to mention the disagreeable
results attending breakage and unforeseen
accidents, avoided, the only power re.
quired being that of gravity, which ma
ture furnishes gratuitously, and which
works by day or night, or any other
light, with all its might.
In connection with the city proper.
attention is directed to the fact that that
portion of it north of Seventh street
inclines towards the river, and that from
Seventh street to the southern boundary
the dip is more rapid towards the Bal
Iona. 1t is to be regretted that the large
sewer bull. ~ ~ Mr.. Eellaher along Main
street was not located onAlameda street,
which latter is at lower level than the
streets east or west of it. Now it is
clear that sewer along Alameda street.
commencing as near the upper depot as
may be required, aud placed at the
proper depth, would enable the people
OF Sonora and all those south of the
Plaza and east of Main street to connect
with it, and ould thus Till the bill for a
sewer.
II one starts from the reservoir in the
hills and follows the valley, passing the
wooden mill and proceeding south, one
preceives that the drainage is to the
southwest, and as the natural drain,
which is called. as learned thes name,
the Arroyo de los Reyes, crosses Sixth
street, between Hope and Charity, and
mile further on crosses FigueroalstreeI
north of Washington, and makes its way
to the Cienega rancho. One Fcan SET
without spectacles that q sewer com
mencing near Twelfth street, and run
ming along Figueroa street to the city
boundary south, might be tapped at any
street intersection below Twelfth street
by the lateral sewers, and the service Of
the woolen mill valley could be effected
by small sewer following the natura
drain and connecting with such latera
sewer as may be found most convenient
Now it matters not how the sewage
question may be disguised, the fact re-
mains that fluids do not run up hill
and that those who want to direct theil
motions must avail themselves of grav
ity and of the accidents of the ground
The topography of the city is as above
indicated; its sewers must be con
structed in accordance Herewith, and
after having been extended sufficiently
far south, they may all be joined in one
running southwest to Ballona, if desir
able. In connection Herewith is tn,
question of waste of fertilizer, and con
seqdent construction of miles of un
necessary sewer.
JOHN M. BALDWIN.